[h-cost] Gingher Scissor Service

2010-08-18 Thread Martha Sieting
FYI all - I sent my Gingher pinking shears in to their repair service on July 30 and the postmark on the return package says August 9.  Fast service and they cut like a dream again!  Highly recommended if you have Ginghers that need a little fixing up. Best, Martha

Re: [h-cost] Gingher Scissor Service

2010-08-18 Thread Wicked Frau
This too is how I do all my shears - they are fab!! Sg On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Martha Sieting oserm...@msu.edu wrote: FYI all - I sent my Gingher pinking shears in to their repair service on July 30 and the postmark on the return package says August 9. Fast service and they cut

Re: [h-cost] Gingher Scissor Service

2010-08-18 Thread Galadriel
Hm. It took me 3 tries to get my pinking shears working properly after sending them to Gingher to get sharpened. I feel like they only tested on something crisp, and I needed it to cut through lightweight silk charmeuse to finish the edges. They eventually got it right after I sent samples

Re: [h-cost] Gingher Scissor Service

2010-08-18 Thread annbwass
Truth be told, I don't like their pinking shears much but after failing to find nyone to sharpen other brands I've liked better, I've had to resolve myself to hem. I'm left-handed and, to my knowledge, Ginghers is the only brand that reverses the blades, not just the grips. But my Ginghers

[h-cost] Prints George

2010-08-18 Thread annbwass
Does anyone on this list know anything about a company called Prints George, that marketed CD-roms of mainly Regency-era fashion plates, magazines, and the like? I bought a couple of CDs in 2007, and found a copy of my invoice, which indicates they were in business since 1998, but there is no

[h-cost] finding bolo tips

2010-08-18 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Does anyone have a source for bolo tips? I put them on the ends of cording I use in my corsets. They look great that way. Hobby Lobby doesn't carry them anymore.  Sylvia Rognstad Costume/clothing design construction Alterations home dec http://www.ezzyworld.com

Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips

2010-08-18 Thread Carmen Beaudry
Shipwreck Beads carries them. Do a search for them. Melusine - Original Message - From: Sylvia Rognstad syl...@ntw.net To: thecostumersmanife...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:55 PM Subject: [h-cost] finding bolo tips

Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips

2010-08-18 Thread Sam and Debbie Hoover
Fire Mountain beads and Shipwrecked beads - Original Message - From: Sylvia Rognstad syl...@ntw.net To: thecostumersmanife...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:55:12 PM Subject: [h-cost] finding bolo tips Does anyone have

Re: [h-cost] Who gives a damn about Scarlett's gowns?

2010-08-18 Thread scarlett
Franchesca, how lucky you were able to see the gowns. I would love to see them myself and anything from the movie. I have tried to attend any exibit when it'e close by. Sidney The curtain dress and the red dress are my two favorites. Scarlett ___

Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips

2010-08-18 Thread Sarah Bohr
Are bolo tips the same thing as decorative aglets? I found these: http://www.brazenbutton.com/index.php?main_page=indexcPath=26_32zenid=2a0a7f6423d2fd013026198ddb59dc35 and these: http://www.tlbarnes.com/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1P_ID=186strPageHistory=catstrKeywords=SearchFor=PT_ID=53

Re: [h-cost] finding bolo tips

2010-08-18 Thread Sharon Collier
Lacis, in Berkley, CA. They have a website, I believe. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Sylvia Rognstad Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:55 PM To: thecostumersmanife...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Historical Costume Subject: